"We received a $150,000 grant from Microsoft. This grant will go a long way in expanding collaboration and improving productivity around our #DePIN development chain," the company said on its X channel.
WiCrypt Network, the decentralized mobile internet sharing and monetization network out…
After obtaining a $2 million seed round, Pivo, a Nigerian fintech company that offered banking services to small supply chain companies, is shutting down after a year.
Pivo was a startup that was founded in July 2021 by Nkiru Amadi-Emina, the CEO,…
The inauguration of the Startup Support and Engagement Portal has been announced by Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy for Nigeria.
A feature of the Nigeria Startup Act, the portal brings together investors, companies, and support groups such…
Chimoney, a Canadian-based global payment solutions company with Techstars support, has acquired Scrim, a Nigerian social payment app aimed at the digital youth.
According to Chimoney, Scrim, which was already using its infrastructure and API, will relaunch with new features in December…
33 employees at PayStack, the $200 million Nigerian fintech that Stripe purchased in 2020, are reportedly being let go throughout Europe and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
In a tweet, Paystack CEO Shola Akinlade acknowledged the layoffs, saying that 33 staff in…
The Raspberry Pi Foundation, a UK-based nonprofit organization dedicated to computer education, and the federal government of Nigeria have partnered with the intention of establishing Code Clubs across the country.
Students between the ages of 7 and 17 are the target audience…
At the moment, WiCrypt's decentralized physical infrastructure network supports over 45,000 accounts, approximately 1,100 hotspots spread across more than 30 countries, and over 895TB of data delivery.
The first WiFi hotspots on the decentralized physical infrastructure blockchain, Peaq, have been presented by…
Many existing blockchain platforms can help you to create your own cryptocurrency – as a community coin, a joke, an actual solution to a real-world problem, or for any other reason. You can easily issue your own coin or token via:
Ethereum…
VIBRA, the Pan-African P2P cryptocurrency platform co-founded by Vincent Li, has ceased its operations in all 3 of its markets:
Nigeria
Kenya
Ghana
VIBRA had secured $6 million in funding in 2021. Participants in the round included:
Lateral Frontiers VC
CRE Venture…
A recent video claiming that Nigerian crypto exchange Patricia had abandoned its Lagos office address sparked significant chatter across social media platforms. However, Patricia's CEO, Hanu Fejiro, refuted the claims, stating that the company operates under a fully remote structure, with headquarters…